UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

School of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Business
Management Association


The UC Davis SVM Chapter of the
Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA)
proudly presents:

Fritz Wood

"Surviving and Thriving in a Difficult Economy"

April 10, 2010

    For our second annual event with Frtiz Wood we have revamped the topics and schedule. It will include some of the essential information he presented last year as well as more in depth and advanced topics for those of you seasoned veterans out there. We will also hold a one hour QnA session for personal questions and topics you wish to discuss with Fritz (per request of previous attendees!). In addition we would love to have a few volunteers to speak with some students about personal experiences and advice for the future.

Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Location: 1030 Gladys Valley Hall, University of California, Davis, CA. NOTE: Check-in and walk-in registration will take place in Scrubs Cafe, which is directly adjacent to Valley Hall.

Schedule

8:00-9:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:50 AM

"The State of the Profession"

9:50-10:00 AM

Break

10:00-11:00 PM

"Do You Charge Appropriate Professional Fees"

11:00-12:00 PM

“Attributes of High Performing Practices”

12:00-12:50 PM

Catered Lunch Break  

1:00-2:00 PM

"Capturing Everyday Opportunities"

2:00-4:00 PM

Tenets of Personal Financial Success

4:00-5:00 PM

QnA with Fritz & Student QnA with Practice Owners

The State of the Profession – How are you doing relative to your colleagues? Discover the business, economic and financial mega-trends impacting the veterinary profession, and the current status of pet spending in the United States. 

Do You Charge Appropriate Professional Fees? - Nothing is more fundamental to your success, mediocrity, or failure than charging appropriate professional fees. Too many practices don’t charge fair and reasonable fees – Are you one of them? Get your answers here! 

Attributes of High-Performing Practices – What distinguishes veterinarians who generate two, three, or four times the industry average? Why do dentists realize profits twice that of veterinarians? Why do MDs and their patients love physician extenders? How did independent optometrists successfully compete against large-format optical retailers and internet providers?  

Capture Everyday Opportunities - Hundreds of thousands of dollars "walk out your door" every year in terms of foregone product and service sales. It’s time to plug the holes in your bottom line! We’ll explore opportunities in the laboratory, senior care, dentistry, follow-up with long-terms medications, behavioral care, nutrition, flea control, strategic de-worming, heartworm preventives, and more. 

Tenets of Personal Financial Success – Do you know – and live by – the fundamental and timeless truths of personal financial success? Are you where you want to be financially? Will your financial future be bright, or bleak? It’s not too late - get on track today!

 

Registration is closed for 2010



Cost: Registration must be completed by April 6th or there will be a late fee of $20. On site registration and payments will require a late fee of $20. 
Payment via paypal or snail mail (check) must be RECEIVED by April 6th. Please email vbma.ucdavis@gmail.com if any problems.

Veterinarians: $125/person
Practice Managers: $85/person
RVT/Technicians: $85/person
General Public: $50/person
Students: $10/person
VBMA Members: Free
CE credits: approximately 6 units
Step 1:
Please fill out the Registration Form here (googledoc)

Step 2:
Please pay here with Paypal

Or send check (made out to UC Davis VBMA) via snail mail to:


VBMA c/o Kim Tong
Class of 2011
Gladys Valley Hall
School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616

Checks must be RECEIVED by April 6th.

 

For more information about Fritz Wood, visit his website. Download a printable PDF version of Fritz Wood's bio (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Questions? Contact us via email at vbma.ucdavis@gmail.com